Peter Donnelly
Statistical geneticist
Sir Peter James Donnelly (born 15 May 1959) is an Australian-British mathematician and Professor of Statistical Science at the University of Oxford, and the CEO of Genomics PLC. He is a specialist in applied probability and has made contributions to coalescent theory. His research group at Oxford has an international reputation for the development of statistical methodology to analyze genetic data.2
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Born May 15, 1959.1
Companies
- Genomics plcChief executive officer Mar 6, 2014 to now20
- Genomics plcFounder20
Early life and education
- 1976 to 1979University of Queensland bachelor's degree; mathematics3
- 1980 to 1983Balliol College Doctor of Philosophy; mathematics3
Peter James Donnelly was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of financial adviser, economic theorist and author Austin Donnelly and Sheila Donnelly. He is the brother of Sharon Donnelly and of eminent Australian financier, funds manager and company director Melda Donnelly. He was educated at St. Joseph's Christian Brothers College, Gregory Terrace, and later at the University of Queensland and at Balliol College, Oxford.
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Career
Occupation: epidemiologist, statistician, mathematician.8
- Since 2014Chief executive officer, Genomics plc4 5
- Since 2007Director, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics4
- Since 1996Professor, University of Oxford4
- 1994 to 1996Professor, University of Chicago4
- 1988 to 1994Professor, Queen Mary University of London4
- 1985 to 1988University teacher, University College London4
- 1983 to 1984Assistant professor, University of Michigan4
- Date not recordedFounded Genomics plc6
- Date not recordedChief executive, Genomics plc7
When elected to a chair at Queen Mary College, London in 1988 Donnelly was only 29. He held a chair at the University of Chicago (1994–96) and was head of the Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford from 1996 to 2001. From 2007 to 2018, he was Director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG) in Oxford. He is a fellow at St Anne's College, Oxford.
Many leading statistical geneticists worked with Donnelly as young researchers including David Balding, Matthew Stephens and Jonathan Pritchard. One area in which he has a leading reputation is in the interpretation of DNA evidence. He has acted as an expert witness on forensic science in criminal trials.
He is noted for his collaborative work with biologists. He has been heavily involved in a number of large scale projects, such as the International HapMap Project and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, a genome-wide association study.
In 2015, Donnelly was elected as Chairman of the Royal Society's Machine Learning Working Group.
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Personal life
Awards
- 2022ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award12 17
- 2021Gabor Medal12 16
- 2019Knight Bachelor12
- 2016Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize12 15
- 2008Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences12 14
- 2008Weldon Memorial Prize12 13
- 2006Fellow of the Royal Society12
- 2004Guy Medal in Silver12
- 1995Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics12
- 1980Rhodes Scholarship12
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